DCELS Laboratory and Environmental Consulting

Dolphin Coast Environmental Laboratory Solutions (Pty) Ltd, (DCELS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of DCLM which is comprised of personnel with extensive waste, chemical, legal and environmental experience. DCELS seeks to assist in the reduction of waste to landfill. The ‘cradle to cradle’ concept is used to logically develop recycling initiatives, thus developing techniques to recover valuable materials from resources, which can be utilized in alternate processes.

DCELS undertakes the onerous tasks of classification of waste streams, establishment of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and the basic assessments to landfill, thereby enabling our Clients to focus on their core business. The DCELS Team are perfectly placed to guide Waste Generators through the quagmire of new legislation related to waste disposal.

Laboratory and Environmental Consulting

Our Mission

The DCELS mission is to provide our Clients with assistance in a wide variety of environmental, legal and chemical fields, offering quality data and interpretation that is accurate, timely and useful.

Our Vision

Our vision is to provide business focussed solutions which allow our Clients to focus on their core business, whilst we take care of the environmental and laboratory challenges.

The DCELS Team: Specialists on Call

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DCELS employs the expertise of engineers, senior chemistry researches, environmental, legal, water, air quality, waste management & laboratory specialists, all of whom have extensive knowledge and expertise about the underlining principles pertaining to sustainable Environmental & Laboratory Solutions. DCELS currently operate two laboratories at the Kwadukuza Landfill, owned and operated by DCLM, one of which is a Verification Laboratory, specializing in analysis of waste to determine treatment methodologies. The other is the testing laboratory for DCLM’s Effluent Treatment Facility.

DCELS’s is in the process of developing a third SANAS Accredited laboratory, equipped with the latest technology, chemistry equipment and skilled individuals to facilitate all analytical services for its clients. All testing and analysis will be performed on site, thereby decreasing the lengthy lead-time commonly experienced with conventional laboratories.

Cradle to Cradle Consulting

DCELS have embraced an exciting new concept, expanding on the ‘cradle to grave’ principle by introducing the ‘cradle to cradle’ principle: effectively reducing the amount of waste to landfill through innovative and sustainable solutions. DCELS seeks to create techniques that are essentially waste free, to assist in the reduction of waste to landfill. The ‘cradle to cradle’ concept is used to logically develop recycling initiatives, thus developing techniques to recover valuable materials from resources, which can be utilised in alternate processes, ultimately forming a part of our unique Circular Economy concept In essence, DCELS has the ability to take your waste and make it valuable!